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746722

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Act 2004
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made on the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	2043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act as part of our response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on transgender equality. Through this review we are examining options to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process.</p><p>The review is ongoing and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2017 15:36:57 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732650

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the gender pay gap in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics publishes the median hourly pay figures set out below, based on place of residence, annually. To accelerate the rate at which the UK gap is closing the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers and is helping business to understand and address their gaps.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>28.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>27.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em><br> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>Scotland</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>15.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>c) </strong><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>19.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/06/2017 13:40:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732933

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many contracts put out to tender by the Government Equalities Office were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on contracts awarded by the Government Equalities Office is only available from 2014-15, and is as shown in the table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contracts awarded by Government Equalities Office</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Social Enterprises (and similar “Not for Profit” bodies) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2017 16:23:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

675622

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Equality and Human Rights Commission is taking to support staff who are facing compulsory redundancy to seek new roles within the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	60822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body and makes its own decisions about staff deployment and redundancies. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive of the Commission to write to the honourable member with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Eastbourne answering member printed Caroline Ansell question first answered 27/01/2017 09:16:53 answering member 4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

720804

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff are seconded to the Government Equalities Office; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	70950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office currently has one member of staff on secondment. They are on secondment from the Big Lottery Fund, a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:23:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

687134

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how Sustainable Development Goal 5 has been incorporated into the Government Equality Office's single department plan.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office is part of the Department for Education. The Department’s single Departmental plan is currently being updated to allow for, amongst other things, the inclusion of the relevant parts of the Sustainable Development Goals. The revised plan is currently due to be published this spring.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/02/2017 17:37:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688065

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure the effective application of the public sector equality duty.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Each public authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with the public sector equality duty within its organisation. The Government Equalities Office is currently updating its guidance on the public sector equality duty for Government Departments, in addition to the provision of ongoing support and training as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:33:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688066

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how the Government plans to increase the level of engagement between government, civil society and women's organisations on gender equality.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have regular meetings and engagement with women’s organisations and organisations that represent the views of women. In November last year we held our Annual National NGO Consultation Event, organised by the Government Equalities Office, where we heard the views of around 100 women’s organisations from across the UK. We will be looking forward to taking part in a variety of events and activities to mark International Women’s Day and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2017.</p><p>We are currently looking at how we can make better use of social media and other digital channels to increase the reach and frequency of our engagement with women’s groups.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:33:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688067

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the implementation plan for Sustainable Development Goal 5.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with my ministerial colleagues at which we discuss a range of issues related to gender equality, including the implementation of SDG5.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:32:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

709758

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Appeal Court ruling in the case of Steinfeld and Keidan on opposite sex civil partnerships; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	67372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and several significant stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the government did not change the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p><p>The decision not to change the law was judicially reviewed last year and the Government won in the High Court. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the High Court judgment this week and confirmed that the Government’s approach is lawful.</p><p>We welcome the Court’s ruling. Before we take any action on this issue, it is right that we evaluate the impact that same sex marriage has on the take-up of civil partnerships. We will also carefully consider this judgment and its implications before deciding on our next steps.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/03/2017 16:30:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton